Picnic on the Grass

Picnic on the Grass 1959 Directed by Jean Renoir Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe

Etienne Alexis, a candidate for president of the new Europe, is a scientist promoting artificial insemination for social betterment and therapy to eliminate passion. To celebrate his engagement to a cousin, he hosts an aseptic picnic, where mother nature asserts herself. A shepherd's flute conjures a windstorm that throws Alexis together with the luscious Nénette, a farm lass who wants to have a baby but is unimpressed with men.

Country France

Production Country France

Language French

Spoken Language French

Gneres Comedy , Romance

Production Company Compagnie Jean Renoir

Release Date 11 November 1959

91 mins